On this day: May 10
Events
Fall of TenochtitlanMay 10, 1521 – August 13, 1521 · Wars & Conflicts
Battle of LodiMay 10, 1796 · Wars & Conflicts
First Barbary WarMay 10, 1801 – June 10, 1805 · Wars & Conflicts- Release of Mon OncleMay 10, 1958 · Film
1981 French presidential electionMay 10, 1981 · Politics- Release of Modern Life Is RubbishMay 10, 1993 · Music
- Release of WeezerMay 10, 1994 · Music
- Release of A Little PrincessMay 10, 1995 · Film
Founding of ASRockMay 10, 2002 · Companies- Release of Hopes and FearsMay 10, 2004 · Music
- Release of Georgia RuleMay 10, 2007 · Film
Release of BrinkMay 10, 2011 · Gaming
Release of DemiMay 10, 2013 · Music
Release of Uncharted 4: A Thief's EndMay 10, 2016 · Gaming
Release of Cold WarMay 10, 2018 · Film
Born on this day
Claudius GothicusMay 10, AD 214 – AD 270 · World History- Abū Muhammad al-Hasan al-HamdānīMay 10, AD 893 – AD 945 · Science
Jean-Marie LeclairMay 10, 1697 – October 22, 1764 · Music
Anne Robert Jacques TurgotMay 10, 1727 – March 18, 1781 · Culture
Rouget de LisleMay 10, 1760 – June 26, 1836 · Music
Augustin-Jean FresnelMay 10, 1788 – July 14, 1827 · Science
Henry Clifton SorbyMay 10, 1826 – March 9, 1908 · Science
François-Marie RaoultMay 10, 1830 – April 1, 1901 · Science
Wilhelm KillingMay 10, 1847 – February 11, 1923 · Science
Aurel StodolaMay 10, 1859 – December 25, 1942 · Technology
Marcel MaussMay 10, 1872 – February 10, 1950 · Culture
Gustav StresemannMay 10, 1878 – October 3, 1929 · Politics- Olaf StapledonMay 10, 1886 – September 6, 1950 · Culture
Max SteinerMay 10, 1888 – December 28, 1971 · Music
Clarence BrownMay 10, 1890 – August 17, 1987 · Film
Dimitri TiomkinMay 10, 1894 – November 11, 1979 · Music
Ada BlackjackMay 10, 1898 – May 29, 1983 · Exploration
Chang Ta-chienMay 10, 1899 – April 2, 1983 · Art
Cecilia Helena Payne GaposchkinMay 10, 1900 – December 7, 1979 · Science- John Desmond BernalMay 10, 1901 – September 15, 1971 · Technology
David O. SelznickMay 10, 1902 – June 22, 1965 · Film
Hans JonasMay 10, 1903 – February 5, 1993 · Culture
Markos VamvakarisMay 10, 1905 – February 8, 1972 · Music- Milton BabbittMay 10, 1916 – January 29, 2011 · Science
Nancy WalkerMay 10, 1922 – 1992 · Film
George E. SmithMay 10, 1930 – May 28, 2025 · Science
Ettore ScolaMay 10, 1931 – January 19, 2016 · Film
Olja IvanjickiMay 10, 1931 – June 24, 2009 · Art
Jean BeckerMay 10, 1933 – present · Film
Marina VladyMay 10, 1938 – September 24, 2026 · Art
Marie-France PisierMay 10, 1944 – April 24, 2011 · Film
Jim AbrahamsMay 10, 1944 – November 26, 2024 · Film
DonovanMay 10, 1946 – present · Music
Dave MasonMay 10, 1946 – April 19, 2026 · Music
Graham GouldmanMay 10, 1946 – present · Music
Natalya BondarchukMay 10, 1950 – present · Film
Paige O'HaraMay 10, 1956 – present · Art
Ellen OchoaMay 10, 1958 – present · Space
Johanna ter SteegeMay 10, 1961 – present · Film
Lisa NowakMay 10, 1963 – present · Space
Rich MooreMay 10, 1963 – present · Film
David MackenzieMay 10, 1966 – present · Film
Gabriela MonteroMay 10, 1970 – present · Music
Lisa JoyMay 10, 1972 – present · Film
Aviv GeffenMay 10, 1973 – present · Music
ZahoMay 10, 1980 – present · Music